Politics is
probably just about making false promises and idealism gone wrong. For if
everything was true, then we wouldn't have to question the UK's legal situation
over the coal plant pollution reduction plans.
Last year,
the international legal firm ClientEarth had accused the UK government of not
exhausting all means to achieve the air quality it promised to reach.
In fact,
the government had been dropping requirements for industrial plants to
demonstrate they meet air quality laws. So in a way, it's like installing a
defeat device, such as what Volkswagen did with their cars.
According
to the Environment Agency, it had done everything it could to issue permits
properly to industrial plants. The EA said it had only issued permits after
proper safety regulations were met and that included the air quality needed for
coal plants to produce electricity.
Or, maybe
not at all. It's a fact that electricity is priority in the United Kingdom.
With renewable energy strategies being put to scrap, the Tory government needs
a proper move, even if it means a declining health problem due to environmental
troubles.
ClientEarth
threatened the UK government of another lawsuit over their air quality
regulation and the UK supreme courts said they will back ClientEarth should it
happen.
Hoo boy!
